Thousands return home after wildfire
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September 2, 2012, Sunday
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FIREFIGHTERS yesterday tamed a wildfire that had threatened villages near upmarket beach resort Marbella on southern Spain's Costa del Sol, allowing 4,000 evacuees to start returning to their homes and hotels.
The fire killed a 78-year-old British man, and a couple in their fifties were treated for serious burns.
More than 400 firefighters and members of the military fought the flames overnight, using eight helicopters and airplanes to help drench the flames after they came close to several small towns.
Officials reopened the highway between Marbella and Ojen yesterday morning and were allowing evacuees to return, said a spokeswoman for the government of the Andalusia region.
The fire broke out on Thursday in the hills above Marbella and raced south and west through tinder-dry hilly countryside, fanned by strong winds and high temperatures.
Officials said it was the worst fire in memory in Malaga, a coastal province in Andalusia region.
Unusually dry weather in Spain has resulted in wildfires burning thousands of hectares of land this summer, and temperatures have hit record highs in some regions.
The fire killed a 78-year-old British man, and a couple in their fifties were treated for serious burns.
More than 400 firefighters and members of the military fought the flames overnight, using eight helicopters and airplanes to help drench the flames after they came close to several small towns.
Officials reopened the highway between Marbella and Ojen yesterday morning and were allowing evacuees to return, said a spokeswoman for the government of the Andalusia region.
The fire broke out on Thursday in the hills above Marbella and raced south and west through tinder-dry hilly countryside, fanned by strong winds and high temperatures.
Officials said it was the worst fire in memory in Malaga, a coastal province in Andalusia region.
Unusually dry weather in Spain has resulted in wildfires burning thousands of hectares of land this summer, and temperatures have hit record highs in some regions.
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